Click the Properties button for the Action Link Menu object to display the In the Menu Label box, enter the name to display for the menu. In the Caption box, enter a caption to display above the action link menu text. Click OK in the Action Link Menu Prop

10-16 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 2. If you are creating an action link that will not be displayed on an action link menu, then in the Caption box, enter a caption to display above the link text.

3. To create a new action that is, an inline action, then click the New Action button

and specify the settings for the new action. For information, see Specifying the Settings for New Actions . 4. To add an existing action that is, a named action:

a. Click the Select existing action button.

The Open dialog is displayed. b. Complete the Open dialog. If there are parameters associated with the action, then the Edit Parameter Mapping dialog is displayed. c. Complete the Edit Parameter Mapping dialog if displayed. 5. for an action link that navigates to a URL or to other BI content only Use the Open Link in New Window box in the Action Link Properties dialog to specify whether to open the link in a new browser window or tab.

6. for Navigate to BI Content actions only Use the Add to Briefing Book box to

specify whether the action that is associated with the action link can be executed in a briefing book, but only if the number of briefing book navigation links to be followed is greater than 0. For information about briefing books, see Working with Briefing Books .

7. In the Show Link component, select one of the following options:

■ Always — Specifies that the action link is always to be enabled. ■ Conditionally — Specifies that the action link is to be enabled only if the associated condition is satisfied. The Condition area is displayed.

8. If you selected Conditionally, then specify the condition as follows:

a. To create a new condition, click the New Condition button to display the

New Condition dialog and then complete the dialog. For information on completing the dialog, see Specifying the Settings for Conditions .

b. To select an existing condition, click Select Condition to display the

Select Condition dialog and then complete the dialog.

9. Click OK in the Action Link Properties dialog.

Adding Actions to Dashboard Pages Using Action Link Menus To add one or more actions to a dashboard page using an action link menu: 1. Edit the dashboard page to which you want to add one or more actions. 2. From the Dashboard Object pane, drag and drop an Action Link Menu object on the dashboard page.

3. Click the Properties button for the Action Link Menu object to display the

Action Link Menu Properties dialog .

4. In the Menu Label box, enter the name to display for the menu.

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5. In the Caption box, enter a caption to display above the action link menu text.

6. Add the action links to the menu as follows: ■ To add an action link that already exists on the page, drag and drop the existing Action Link object onto the Action Link Menu object. ■ To add a new action link, click the Add button to display the Action Link Properties dialog and then complete the dialog. For information, see Completing the Action Link Properties Dialog .

7. Click OK in the Action Link Menu Properties dialog.

8. Click the Save toolbar button on the Dashboard builder to save the dashboard

page. Adding Actions to Agents You can add one or more actions to an agent. To add an action to an agent: 1. Edit the agent to which you want to add an action. 2. Click the Agent editor: Actions tab .

3. Determine whether to add the action to the Agent Condition True or No

Condition Exists area or the Agent Condition is False area as follows: ■ If there is no condition associated with the agent, or if there is a condition associated with the agent and you want the action to execute only if the condition evaluates to true, then use the Agent Condition True or No Condition Exists area ■ If there is a condition associated with the agent and you want the action to execute only if the condition evaluates to false, then use the Agent Condition is False area.

4. To create a new action that is, an inline action, then click the Add New Action

button and specify the settings for the new action. For information, see Specifying the Settings for New Actions . 5. To add an existing action that is, a named action:

a. Click the Add Existing Action button.

The Select Existing Action dialog is displayed. b. Complete the Select Existing Action dialog. If there are parameters associated with the action, then the Add Existing Action dialog is displayed. Note: You also can drag an Action Link object from an Action Link Menu object to create a standalone action link. Note: You cannot add an existing action that navigates to related content such as Navigate to BI Content or an existing Invoke a Browser Script action to an agent. 10-18 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition c. Specify any required parameter values in the Add Existing Action dialog.

d. Click OK.

6. not available for Invoke Server Script actions, Invoke Agent actions, or actions for which one of the parameters is a result set mapping Select the Invoke per Row option if you have specified a condition for the agent and want to execute the action for each row returned by the condition.

7. Click the Save this Agent toolbar button in the Agent editor to save the agent.

Adding Actions to KPIs You can add one or more actions to a KPI. When you add an action to a KPI, you add the action by using an action link. When a KPI that contains one or more action links is presented to end users generally in a scorecard or a KPI watchlist, users can click a link to run the associated action. To add one or more actions to a KPI: 1. Edit the KPI to which you want to add one or more actions. 2. Click the KPI editor: States page .

3. Click the Define action links for this status button to display the